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OET-LV Not you_will_turn_aside justice not you_will_pay_regard_to faces and_not you_will_take a_bribe if/because the_bribe it_makes_blind the_eyes_of wise_people and_twists the_messages_of righteous_people.
UHB לֹא־תַטֶּ֣ה מִשְׁפָּ֔ט לֹ֥א תַכִּ֖יר פָּנִ֑ים וְלֹא־תִקַּ֣ח שֹׁ֔חַד כִּ֣י הַשֹּׁ֗חַד יְעַוֵּר֙ עֵינֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽם׃ ‡
(loʼ-taţţeh mishpāţ loʼ takkir pānim vəloʼ-tiqqaḩ shoḩad kiy hashshoḩad yəˊaūēr ˊēynēy ḩₐkāmim viyşallēf diⱱrēy ʦaddīqim.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Οὐκ ἐκκλινοῦσι κρίσιν, οὐδὲ λήψονται δῶρον· τὰ γὰρ δῶρα ἀποτυφλοῖ ὀφθαλμοὺς σοφῶν, καὶ ἐξαίρει λόγους δικαίων.
(Ouk ekklinousi krisin, oude laʸpsontai dōron; ta gar dōra apotufloi ofthalmous sofōn, kai exairei logous dikaiōn. )
BrTr they shall not wrest judgment, nor favour persons, nor receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
ULT You shall not twist a judgment; you shall not recognize a face and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
UST They must not judge unjustly. They must not favor one person more than another. The judges must not accept bribes. If a judge accepts a bribe, even if he is wise and honest, it will be very difficult for him to judge fairly. He will do what the person who gave him the bribe wants him to do.
BSB Do not deny justice or show partiality Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
MSB (Same as above)
OEB No OEB DEU book available
WEBBE You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.
LSV You do not turn aside judgment; you do not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
FBV Don't pervert justice or show favoritism. Don't take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the wise and twists the words of the truthful.
T4T They must not judge unjustly. They must not favor one person more than another. The judges must not accept bribes, because if a judge accepts a bribe, even if he is wise and honest, it will be very difficult for him to judge fairly [IDM]; he will do what the person who gave him the bribe wants him to do and declare that the righteous/innocent people must be punished.
LEB No LEB DEU book available
BBE You are not to be moved in your judging by a man's position, you are not to take rewards; for rewards make the eyes of the wise man blind, and the decisions of the upright false.
Moff No Moff DEU book available
JPS Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
ASV Thou shalt not wrest justice: thou shalt not respect persons; neither shalt thou take a bribe; for a bribe doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
DRA And not go aside to either part. Thou shalt not accept person nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just.
YLT Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Drby Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
RV Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons: neither shalt thou take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
(Thou/You shalt/shall not wrest judgement; thou/you shalt/shall not respect persons: neither shalt/shall thou/you take a gift; for a gift doth/does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. )
SLT Thou shalt not turn away Judgment; thou shalt not look upon and thou shalt not take a gift, for the gift will blind the eyes of the wise and will pervert the words of the just.
Wbstr Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift; for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
KJB-1769 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.[fn]
(Thou/You shalt/shall not wrest judgement; thou/you shalt/shall not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth/does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. )
16.19 words: or, matters
KJB-1611 Thou shalt not wrest iudgement, thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and peruert the [fn]wordes of the righteous.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
16:19 Or, matters
Bshps No Bshps DEU book available
Gnva Wrest not thou ye Law, nor respect any person, neither take rewarde: for the reward blindeth ye eyes of the wise, and peruerteth ye worde of ye iust.
(Wrest not thou/you ye/you_all Law, nor respect any person, neither take rewarde: for the reward blindth ye/you_all eyes of the wise, and perverteth/perverts ye/you_all word of ye/you_all just. )
Cvdl No Cvdl DEU book available
Wycl No Wycl DEU book available
Luth No Luth DEU book available
ClVg nec in alteram partem declinent. Non accipies personam, nec munera: quia munera excæcant oculos sapientum, et mutant verba justorum.[fn]
(but_not in/into/on the_otherm part declinent. Not/No be_acceptedes personam, but_not gifts: because gifts excæcant the_eyes wise_men, and mutant words of_the_righteous. )
16.19 Oculos sapientum. Apud homines, non apud Deum, quibus dicitur: Væ qui sapientes estis in oculis vestris Isa. 5..
16.19 Oculos wise_men. Apud mans, not/no at God, to_whom it_is_said: Alas who wise_people you_are in/into/on eyes yours Isa. 5..
RP-GNT No RP-GNT DEU book available
16:19 show partiality: See study note on 1:16-17.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
לֹא־תַטֶּ֣ה מִשְׁפָּ֔ט
not distort justice
Here, Moses is speaking of a judgment as if it were a physical object that one could twist to mean that the evidence has been unfairly changed to favor a certain outcome. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You shall not act unjustly when you make a decision]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
מִשְׁפָּ֔ט
justice
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the decision of a legal case]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
לֹ֥א תַכִּ֖יר פָּנִ֑ים
not you_regard faces
Here, recognize a face is a common expression that means “show partiality.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you shall not play favorites] or [you shall not show partiality]
Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
כִּ֣י
that/for/because/then/when
The word translated as for indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [because]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
יְעַוֵּר֙ עֵינֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֔ים
blinds both_eyes_of wise
Here, Moses is speaking of a wise person making an unjust judgement as if the bribe blinds his eyes to the injustice. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [causes a wise person to ignore what is right]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וִֽיסַלֵּ֖ף דִּבְרֵ֥י צַדִּיקִֽם
and,twists words_of righteous
Here, Moses is speaking of a righteous person making an unjust judgement as if the bribe perverts his words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and causes the righteous ones to make wrong decisions]
Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
חֲכָמִ֔ים & צַדִּיקִֽם
wise & righteous
Moses is using the adjectives wise and righteous as nouns to mean wise people and righteous people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [wise people … righteous people]